Plenty of Marlins fans are anxious to see advanced pitching prospects like Sandy Alcántara and Pablo López break through to the major leagues. Of course, you’d like for them to earn those opportunities, rather than receive them due to veteran injuries.
Right-hander José Ureña took the loss on Wednesday afternoon when the Giants spoiled his shutout with a five-run rally in the sixth inning. It could’ve simply been a case of struggling the third time through an opposing lineup, or as Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald was first to report, something more serious:
Jose Urena said he felt something with his arm early in his 39-pitch sixth inning.